The Thistle & Shamrock: The Road Of Tears
Fiona Ritchie's selections this week include traditional broadsheet ballads and music hall choruses from artists like Dolores Keane, Mick Moloney, and Battlefield Band.
Music & Culture
On 'It's Not Just Me,' Let's Eat Grandma Crystallizes A Crush
Newfound infatuation is tenuous and uncertain, but Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth revel in it for as long as they can.
Father John Misty Returns With Propulsion And Pensiveness In Equal Measure
Hear two new tracks from Father John Misty's just-announced new album God's Favorite Customer.
Superorganism On World Cafe
The eight-piece group deliver fantastic gems of indie pop that are never too clever for their own good.
Mazzy Star Returns With 'Quiet, The Winter Harbour'
Hope Sandoval's timeless voice breaches reality once more, bringing with it news of an EP out this summer.
Maenad Veyl's Menacing, Utterly Danceable 'Liberation' Blasts Into Space
Pulsing a thick and menacing atmosphere, Maenad Veyl's industrial noise demands your body to move.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural Dichotomies
We return to a conversation we had in 2014 about cultural dichotomies, from Beatles/Stones to Trek/Wars to creamy/crunchy.
Bedouine's Sound Hints Of Southern Country And Soft Rustic Folk
Slingshot is a project by NPR Music to highlight emerging artists. Bedouine was born in Allepo, Syria, and has moved around a lot, but her music is rooted in the country folk rock of the 60s and 70s.
Squirrel Nut Zippers On World Cafe
The band just released Beasts of Burgundy, its first new album of original material in 18 years. If you don't like funk, now would be the time to move on to another session.
Dump Your Boyfriend, Scream Along To GRLwood's Hooky 'Bisexual'
The first single from Daddy lulls you into the Louisville duo's self-deprecating, surf-inspired punk — before tearing you apart.